Eco-responsible digital month

Press Release: Sustainable Development, School Life
April 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026 Grenoble metropolitan area, Valence metropolitan area
In April, discover the films, exhibitions, workshops chosen by the experts of L'UGA and explore how an eco-responsible approach to digital technology can not only reduce our environmental impact, but also inspire lasting changes in the way we consume and share!
Digital technology is omnipresent in our daily lives, but its environmental impact is often overlooked or underestimated. As the digital revolution accelerates—from energy-intensive data centers to electronic waste and ever-increasing usage—it is crucial to be aware of our ecological footprint.

  • Exhibition
    Digital sobriety in higher education and research
    From April 1, 2026 to May 22, 2026
    Grenoble conurbation, Valence conurbation
    To effectively raise awareness among students and staff about the issues, concepts and solutions of digital sobriety in research.
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  • Exhibition
    Imagine Tomorrow Volume 6 - Digital
    From April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    This exhibition, developed by the Grenoble Alpes Métropole Development Council, addresses the complex, often conflictual and paradoxical subject of the place of digital technology in society.
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  • Workshop
    Raising awareness of open source usage at ENSAG - UGA
    April 2 , 2026
    Grenoble - Villeneuve
    To understand the advantages of a Linux operating system while understanding the underlying issues of using free software regarding hardware durability and sovereignty.
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  • Workshop
    Camio.net, the Valence ambulance service for student PCs, is back!
    April 2 , 2026
    Valence metropolitan area, Valence
    Battery at the end of its life, coffee spilled on the keyboard, viruses, or other minor issues: Camio.net is committed to extending the life of your computer! Thanks to Camio.net, the free mobile computer repair shop...
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  • Workshop
    Computer repair co-work
    April 2 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Discover best practices for maintaining, using and troubleshooting a computer, to extend its lifespan in an environmentally responsible way.
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  • Projection
    The Illusion of Abundance
    April 2 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    First film in the film-discussion series. Discover each week a phase of the computer hardware lifecycle and its hidden aspects: "extractivism" in South America
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  • Workshop
    Camio.net, the ambulance for student PCs
    April 3 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Battery at the end of its life, coffee spilled on the keyboard, viruses, or other minor issues: Camio.net is committed to extending the life of your computer! Thanks to Camio.net, the free mobile computer repair shop...
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  • Visit
    The EOLAS #1 datacenter
    April 13 , 2026
    Grenoble - City center
    Visit to the Orange Business Data Center – EOLAS, a center designed to physically host data and computer applications in an eco-responsible manner.
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  • Workshop
    Raising awareness of the use of open source in the academic field
    April 13 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    To understand the advantages of a Linux operating system while understanding the underlying issues of using free software regarding hardware durability and sovereignty.
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  • Visit
    Digital infrastructure on campus – Urban walk
    April 14 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    A group of people tracing the internet's history and highlighting the often hidden materiality of digital infrastructure in an educational walk through the university grounds.
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  • Workshop, Student Night
    Linux party
    April 15 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    An evening to discover Linux and meet experienced users who can help install and configure a free system on your own machine
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  • Workshop
    Phone Impact
    April 16 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Play the Phone Impact board game, a serious game co-created with scientific experts – INRIA – allowing you to discover the ecological impact of smartphone manufacturing.
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  • Projection
    Transition under tension
    April 16 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Second film in the film-discussion series. Discover each week a phase of the computer hardware lifecycle and its hidden aspects: "extractivism" in France
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  • Projection
    AI's Sacrifices
    April 20 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Third film in the film-discussion series. Discover each week a phase of the computer hardware lifecycle and its hidden aspects: the use of AI.
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  • Show, Roundtable, Meeting / Debate
    The AI ​​trial
    April 21 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Participate in the trial of artificial intelligence, a theatrical event organized in partnership with the MIAI Cluster.
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  • Webinar
    Discover the DINUM tools • The digital suite #1
    April 21 , 2026
    Remote
    The State is launching a collaborative digital suite enabling public servants to have sovereign, secure, even more efficient digital tools that facilitate remote collaborative work
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  • Workshop
    Water beyond the digital
    April 27 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    A game, yes, but a serious game, designed by computer scientists, a hydrologist and a designer, to understand the impact of digital technology on water resources…
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  • Projection
    Complicit - The Smartphone Sacrifices
    From April 28, 2026 to April 30, 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Fourth and final film in the film-debate series. Discover each week one of the phases of the computer hardware life cycle and its hidden aspects: the manufacturing of smartphones.
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  • Conference
    AI and environmental challenges. The unsustainable materiality of AI.
    April 28 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Come and learn about the impacts of AI on the environment at the conference by Sylvain Bouveret, Professor at Ensimag Grenoble INP – UGA and the Grenoble Computer Science Laboratory.
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  • Webinar
    Discover the DINUM tools • The digital suite #2
    April 29 , 2026
    Remote
    The State is launching a collaborative digital suite enabling public servants to have sovereign, secure, even more efficient digital tools that facilitate remote collaborative work
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  • Workshop
    Digital sobriety: understanding and taking action
    April 29 , 2026
    Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University domain
    Come and meet a specialist in eco-responsible digital technology and leave with answers to all your questions…
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  • Visit
    The EOLAS #2 datacenter
    April 30 , 2026
    Grenoble - City center
    Visit to the Orange Business Data Center – EOLAS, a center designed to physically host data and computer applications in an eco-responsible manner.
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  • UGA • Smartphone disconnection challenges
    April 30 , 2026
    “Smart'Pause” Challenge: How about testing your digital freedom? How long can you live without checking your smartphone? In the morning, slip it into an envelope, seal it, write the closing time… and…
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Published on March 25, 2025
Updated on April 13, 2026